French and Dutch Colonization

The above map demonstrates that Dutch colonization was chiefly focused on

Maritime trade The Dutch were adamant about finding a new port city with many places for trade ships to dock.

Which of the following statements describes the Dutch goal of settling New Amsterdam?

*Direct access to major ports and the Atlantic Ocean made trade easier.* The primary goal of Dutch settlement was to make a major port city to make trade easier for their Dutch East India Company and their Dutch West India Company. originally founded as trade center by the Dutch - British took over in 1664 - Renaming it New York after the kings brother- the Duke of York who later became king.

The above image serves as evidence for which of the following historical arguments? pic

Because French colonists were few in number, they generally had to adapt to Native American customs, unlike Spanish or British colonists The French developed strong ties to the native people in order to trade and establish their colonies.

Read the passage and answer the question below. "They expressed their great satisfaction, saying that no greater good could come to them than to have our friendship, and that they desired to live in peace with their enemies, and that we should dwell in their land, in order that they might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers, and give us a part of them in return for our providing them with things which they wanted . . . " -Samuel de Champlain, describing his interaction with a group of Algonquians, 1604 *Colonists from which of the following European nations would have been most likely to use similar tactics to those described in the excerpt above?*

France The French cultivated close relationships with many Native Americans to ensure strong trading alliances.

How did the colonization efforts of the French and Dutch primarily differ from those of the Spanish?

The French and Dutch relied heavily on trade alliances with Native Americans, while the Spanish did not. The French and Dutch cultivated working relationships with many Native Americans to trade furs and other valuable goods. extra: Spaniards intermarried with Native Americans. The Spanish forcibly converted many Native Americans to Christianity.

Colony / European inhabitants by the year 1660 New Netherland 5,000 New France 3,000 Chesapeake Bay 25,000 New England 33,000 From Alan Taylor, American Colonies (New York: Penguin Books, 2001). *As depicted in the chart, which of the following statements explains a major difference in settlement patterns between French and English colonies in the 1600s?*

The French and Dutch sent less settlers because they were not focused on creating permanent settlements. The French and Dutch were focused on *creating trade relationships* and *did not creating many permanent settlements, while the English did. *extra explanations *French and Dutch settlers were primarily single men, not families. While French missionaries were sent to the Americas, the French and Dutch were focused more on sending traders and merchants to the Americas. The French and Dutch had less settlers to move to the Americas.

Colony / European inhabitants by the year 1660 New Netherland 5,000 New France 3,000 Chesapeake Bay 25,000 New England 33,000 *Which of the following factors was one cause of the trend depicted in the table above?*

There were more "push" factors in England, such as poverty and religious persecution, than in France or the Netherlands. England also made it easier for its citizens to emigrate than France or the Netherlands. - England had the headright system for white indentured servants, as well as the religious persecution in England.